rte from the ship I command, to his Majesty's ship
Northumberland; and I have to request you will intimate the above to
the General, that he may prepare for the removal.

"I likewise enclose a copy of an order respecting the arms of General
Buonaparte and the whole of his attendants, and request you will give
directions for their being delivered to me, that they may be disposed
of as the order directs.

"I have the honour to be,
&c. &c. &c.
FRED. L. MAITLAND."

"Lieut. General Count Bertrand."

Copy of the order alluded to.

"By the Right Hon. Viscount Keith, G.C.B.,
&c. &c. &c.

"You are hereby required and directed to deliver the persons, named
below, into the charge of Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn.

"Given on board the Tonnant,
At anchor under Berryhead,
7th August, 1815.
KEITH, Admiral.

"By command of the Admiral,
"JAMES MEEK, Secretary."

"To F. L. Maitland, Esq.
Captain of H.M.S. Bellerophon."
General Buonaparte.
Count Bertrand, his Wife, three children, one female servant, and
her child.
General Montholon, his Wife, one child, and one female servant.
General Gourgaud.
Le Comte de Las Cases, and his son.
Marchand, Premier Valet de Chambre.
St Denis, ditto.
Novarra, ditto.
Pieron, Chef d'Office.
Le Page, Cuisinier.
Archambaud, Premier Valet de Pied.
Gentilini, Valet de Pied.
Bernard, domestique du Comte Bertrand.

The four domestics underneath, who had come to England in the
Myrmidon, also accompanied him:--

Cipriani, Maitre d'Hotel.
Santini, Huissier.
Rousseau, Lampiste.
Archambaud, Valet de Pied.

Extract of a Letter from Admiral Viscount Keith, G.C.B., addressed to
Captain Maitland, of H.M.S. Bellerophon, dated Tonnant, off Berryhead,
7th August, 1815.

"When the General quits the ship, it is not intended to take his sword
from him, but to let him wear it, but not the others. Pistols, guns,
&c. must, _as in all instances_, be removed for the safety of the
ship, but the arms are carefully to be kept, and restored at a proper
occasion."

On the morning of the 7th of August, 1815, Count Las Cases made an
application to me for permission to wait on Lord Keith, having a
communication to make to him. I, in consequence,